Europe flood death toll surpasses 160: Latest updates

Europe’s devastating flood death toll surpassed 160 on Saturday, with west Germany and Belgium hit hardest.

Europe’s devastating flood death toll surpassed 160 on Saturday, with hard-hit west Germany and Belgium reeling from fast-rising waters that destroyed neighborhoods, swallowed up streets and swept away cars. Western countries in Europe were hit with record rainfall that caused rivers to swell and triggered catastrophic flooding this week in Germany, Belgium, southern parts of the Netherlands and Switzerland. Horrific images reveal entire communities inundated with water, collapsed edifices and rescue workers combing through wreckage. As of Saturday, the waters started to recede and efforts are underway to clean up the leftover debris and potentially discover more bodies.